Ukiyo e Heroes

This is one of the sites that I wanted to share with my readers, during my absence. One of my many hobbies is collecting Japanese woodblock prints, which I have done on and off over the years, started during my time in Philadelphia in 1999. So it came my attention earlier in the year that an artist Jed Henry was making woodblock prints in the traditional Japanese style but incorporating modern characters from video games and science fiction. The stuff blew my mind.

Like many of us, Jed grew up on a diet of video games. Using his favorites as inspiration, he developed an interest in drawing and eventually went to college for animation. Subsequently he lived in Tokyo for a few years as a Mormon missionary. He was very impressed by the work of Dave Bull, a traditional wood block printer (who lives in Japan), and so he reached out to his hero to see about collaborating. Two years later, they started working on a project called Ukiyo-e Heroes. With Jed’s illustration and animation background and Dave’s block printing skills, they have created something quite unique and amazing.

I would advise my readers to check out the internet and their site as well as their instagram. Really no where to do justice to it besides to check it out yourself.  He also has created a Medieval Fighter RPG game called "Edo Superstar" definitely worth downloading.